diff --git a/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c b/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c
index c52def7607eeabe806ec262ff8ed38ae89b35d56..fb0996bd2a77109a7b2d24fc75a510755927be47 100644
--- a/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c
+++ b/src/bhyve/bhyve_driver.c
@@ -1218,6 +1218,8 @@ bhyveStateInitialize(bool privileged,
                      virStateInhibitCallback callback ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
                      void *opaque ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
 {
+    bool autostart = true;
+
     if (!privileged) {
         VIR_INFO("Not running privileged, disabling driver");
         return VIR_DRV_STATE_INIT_SKIPPED;
@@ -1301,7 +1303,11 @@ bhyveStateInitialize(bool privileged,
 
     virBhyveProcessReconnectAll(bhyve_driver);
 
-    bhyveAutostartDomains(bhyve_driver);
+    if (virDriverShouldAutostart(BHYVE_STATE_DIR, &autostart) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    if (autostart)
+        bhyveAutostartDomains(bhyve_driver);
 
     return VIR_DRV_STATE_INIT_COMPLETE;
 
diff --git a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
index 45de6b24c68c4e18454384219e421fb690e6620c..ea643b8a3f7c6d2d2ca4203cadbb8c7859503b58 100644
--- a/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
+++ b/src/libxl/libxl_driver.c
@@ -655,6 +655,7 @@ libxlStateInitialize(bool privileged,
     libxlDriverConfigPtr cfg;
     char *driverConf = NULL;
     char ebuf[1024];
+    bool autostart = true;
 
     if (!libxlDriverShouldLoad(privileged))
         return VIR_DRV_STATE_INIT_SKIPPED;
@@ -800,9 +801,14 @@ libxlStateInitialize(bool privileged,
                                        NULL, NULL) < 0)
         goto error;
 
-    virDomainObjListForEach(libxl_driver->domains, false,
-                            libxlAutostartDomain,
-                            libxl_driver);
+    if (virDriverShouldAutostart(cfg->stateDir, &autostart) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if (autostart) {
+        virDomainObjListForEach(libxl_driver->domains, false,
+                                libxlAutostartDomain,
+                                libxl_driver);
+    }
 
     virDomainObjListForEach(libxl_driver->domains, false,
                             libxlDomainManagedSaveLoad,
diff --git a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
index cf1dd1428e48035bb0a67043b109bdc3048a71f5..a69589e50c0239bbd77caa81afb5c16c08f9b0c0 100644
--- a/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
+++ b/src/lxc/lxc_driver.c
@@ -1541,6 +1541,7 @@ static int lxcStateInitialize(bool privileged,
 {
     virCapsPtr caps = NULL;
     virLXCDriverConfigPtr cfg = NULL;
+    bool autostart = true;
 
     /* Check that the user is root, silently disable if not */
     if (!privileged) {
@@ -1630,7 +1631,11 @@ static int lxcStateInitialize(bool privileged,
                                        NULL, NULL) < 0)
         goto cleanup;
 
-    virLXCProcessAutostartAll(lxc_driver);
+    if (virDriverShouldAutostart(cfg->stateDir, &autostart) < 0)
+        goto cleanup;
+
+    if (autostart)
+        virLXCProcessAutostartAll(lxc_driver);
 
     virObjectUnref(caps);
     return VIR_DRV_STATE_INIT_COMPLETE;
diff --git a/src/network/bridge_driver.c b/src/network/bridge_driver.c
index ae2e4f09f8a64e44a8917f113994c8206ba00f74..c05157c3ca99b4da55af8a0b267a25960862e119 100644
--- a/src/network/bridge_driver.c
+++ b/src/network/bridge_driver.c
@@ -715,6 +715,7 @@ networkStateInitialize(bool privileged,
     int ret = VIR_DRV_STATE_INIT_ERROR;
     char *configdir = NULL;
     char *rundir = NULL;
+    bool autostart = true;
 #ifdef WITH_FIREWALLD
     DBusConnection *sysbus = NULL;
 #endif
@@ -815,9 +816,14 @@ networkStateInitialize(bool privileged,
     networkReloadFirewallRules(network_driver, true);
     networkRefreshDaemons(network_driver);
 
-    virNetworkObjListForEach(network_driver->networks,
-                             networkAutostartConfig,
-                             network_driver);
+    if (virDriverShouldAutostart(network_driver->stateDir, &autostart) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if (autostart) {
+        virNetworkObjListForEach(network_driver->networks,
+                                 networkAutostartConfig,
+                                 network_driver);
+    }
 
     network_driver->networkEventState = virObjectEventStateNew();
 
diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
index 99db99e23a2802b8b37394e04303331fac18ffdb..bc0ede2fb0c56b78947ddddae9faeefead6446b0 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu_driver.c
@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@ qemuStateInitialize(bool privileged,
     gid_t run_gid = -1;
     char *hugepagePath = NULL;
     char *memoryBackingPath = NULL;
+    bool autostart = true;
     size_t i;
 
     if (VIR_ALLOC(qemu_driver) < 0)
@@ -1035,7 +1036,11 @@ qemuStateInitialize(bool privileged,
 
     qemuProcessReconnectAll(qemu_driver);
 
-    qemuAutostartDomains(qemu_driver);
+    if (virDriverShouldAutostart(cfg->stateDir, &autostart) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if (autostart)
+        qemuAutostartDomains(qemu_driver);
 
     return VIR_DRV_STATE_INIT_COMPLETE;
 
diff --git a/src/storage/storage_driver.c b/src/storage/storage_driver.c
index d160ff34fe7ea90e0d40ae64d325ce6dafad80c3..c536535c6c291ffee263152283060de2c9f8e3e7 100644
--- a/src/storage/storage_driver.c
+++ b/src/storage/storage_driver.c
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ storageStateInitialize(bool privileged,
 {
     VIR_AUTOFREE(char *) configdir = NULL;
     VIR_AUTOFREE(char *) rundir = NULL;
+    bool autostart = true;
 
     if (VIR_ALLOC(driver) < 0)
         return VIR_DRV_STATE_INIT_ERROR;
@@ -319,7 +320,11 @@ storageStateInitialize(bool privileged,
 
     storagePoolUpdateAllState();
 
-    storageDriverAutostart();
+    if (virDriverShouldAutostart(driver->stateDir, &autostart) < 0)
+        goto error;
+
+    if (autostart)
+        storageDriverAutostart();
 
     driver->storageEventState = virObjectEventStateNew();